Medicard-Metafit launches Metafit Fitness Boot Camp Season IV (Metafit at Centris Walk)

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UNITED FOR FITNESS. Medicard Philippines, Inc. in partnership with Eton Centris, Quezon City will hold the Season 4 of Medicard-Metafit Fitness Boot Camp. (L-R) Motivational coaches Raffy Tan and Hazel Chua, Kate Joaquin, marketing manager, Medicard Phils. Dr. Nicky Montoya, president, Medicard Phils. Inc., Coach Toni and Coach Jim Saret, Maria Victoria L. Santiago, AVP, Centris Operations, Dra. Jaen Castillo, center head, Medicard Philippines and. Engr. Melencio Silvestre, operations manager, Eton Centris.    

Quezon City,  Philippines – Medicard Philippines, Inc., a leading HMO provider, caps the year with Season 4 of the Medicard-Metafit Fitness Boot Camp at the Centris Walk, Eton Centris in  Quezon City,  beginning  September 30, 2014.  This is part of Medicard’s mission of encouraging the public to live healthier lifestyles.

"It is our privilege and pleasure to the partnership with Medicard in this Fitness Boot Camp. It is a great opportunity for fitness enthusiasts to have this type of activity. Rest assured that Eton Centris will always be in support of all Medicard's future endeavors." Maria Victoria L. Santiago, AVP for Centris Operations.

Dr. Nicky Montoya, President of Medicard Philippines Inc. , welcomed Eton Centris as the new partner for the boot camp’s fourth season.

 “With the success of our first three seasons, we feel that it has become our duty to continue the goal of promoting a healthy lifestyle,” he said.

MediCard-Meta Fit Fitness Boot Camp, which started in February 2012 at the Medicard Lifestyle Center in Makati, gives participants a chance to challenge and motivate themselves for comprehensive training and high-intensity  workouts with proper guidance from and supervision of expert fitness instructors  including ABS-CBN’s Biggest Loser coach and Meta Fit developer Jim Saret, together with other coaches.

 Its success has produced three legs  of the program across Metro Manila. 

“The boot camp is a perfect venue for health and wellness advocates as we help provide them a more comprehensive health and fitness package,” Saret said. “Meta Fit provides physical training part while MediCard provides the health service.”

MediCard-Meta Fit Fitness Boot Camp Season 4’s 12-session program runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Online registration for interested participants is open until  September 30, 2014  through the official Facebook page at

 https://www.facebook.com/MEDICard.Philippines.

Sofitel Philippine Plaza to revive the Sofitel Manila Half Marathon

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Manila, June 3, 2014 - Sofitel Philippine Plaza announces the revival of the Sofitel Manila Half Marathon, last staged in 2008. The Sofitel Manila Half Marathon 2014 will feature 5k, 10k and 21k categories, and will be held at the Mall of Asia grounds.  Cash prizes and luxury prizes from Sofitel are at stake for the top three male and female winners of category.

“The Sofitel Manila Half Marathon aims to be at par with other international marathons such as the Boston Marathon or Singapore Marathon.  Aside from this, the greater aim of the event is to contribute to the upliftment of the lives of the street children of Manila through Virlanie Foundation, the beneficiary of the marathon.  In the last year, we have raised over Php 1. 5 million through the two runs we have organized – a part of the proceeds had been used to purchase a van that was handed over to the foundation for their activities. This year we are targeting to have over 6,000 runners and for better success in terms of fund raising. ” says Sofitel Philippine Plaza General Manager Adam Laker.

The Sofitel Manila Half Marathon is a collaboration between the Sofitel Philippine Plaza and the premier running event organizer in the country, Runrio, led by Coach Rio de la Cruz.  “By organizing the Sofitel Manila Half Marathon, we hope to one day become one of the world's most popular running event attracting both amateur and professional runners from all over the world to compete in Manila.  This marathon is dedicated to the children of Virlanie Foundation with the objective of contributing to a better future for the children of Manila.” says Coach Rio de la Cruz.

The marathon takes the runners through a panoramic view of the Manila Bay while running with the cool breeze of the bay.  Sofitel Manila Half Marathon 2014 follows the two highly successful running events brought about by the Sofitel-Runrio partnership in 2013: The Sofitel Runrio Battle of the Sexes Leg 1 and 2.  Just like the two Battle of the Sexes events, the Manila Half Marathon shall be a green race.  Runners are highly encouraged to bring their own water bottles for refilling at hydration stations, instead of using paper and plastic cups. 

Online registration, selling of prepaid cards, and instore registration shall start this June 27 at Toby’s MOA, Toby’s SM North The Block and Move, 30th Street BGC. Complete race information can be found on www.runrio.com

Registration fees are as follows: P750 for the 5k, P850 for the 10k, and P950 for the 21k.  All runners shall receive a race bib, singlet, and finishers lootbag and drinks.  The 21km category shall also receive a finishers medal and finishers shirt.

This event is co-presented by Gatorade and sponsored by the following: Gold’s Gym, DOCOMO, StarXpo, DOLE, Delsan Office Systems,Canon Fashion Tailoring,10 Inch Lights and sounds, Dowi Hosiery, Delizio Fine Foods, Diversey, MJ Global, M Plus, Timex, Premier water and Nizoral. Media partners include ANC, Business World, Fox International Channels, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer and Radio High.

For more information, please call 02-703-1736 or 02-463-4814 or email feedback@runrio.com

SOFITEL MANILA HALF MARATHON

Sofitel Manila Half Marathon 

August 17, 2014, 4:00 AM

SM Mall of Asia

5k, 10k and 21k

REGISTRATION:

Online Registration: June 27, 2014 to August 1, 2014

In-Store Registration: July 14, 2014 to August 4, 2014

Registration sites:

·         Move, 30^th Street, BGC

·         Toby’s SM Mall of Asia

·         Toby’s The Block

REGISTRATION FEES

Race Category	Registration Fee	Pre-Race Inclusion
5K	Php750	Bib with Timing tag and Singlet
10K	Php850	Bib with Timing tag and Singlet
21K	Php950	Bib with Timing tag, Singlet and Finisher shirts with medal

WINNERS:

5K – 3 winners for male and female (Cash Prize)

10K – 3 winners for male and female (Cash Prize)

21K – 3 winners for male and female (Cash Prize)

Gunstart:

21km - 4:30am

10km - 5:00am

5km - 5:10am

What is Sofitel Manila Half Marathon?

The Sofitel Manila Half Marathon aims to be at par with other international marathons such as the Boston Marathon or Singapore Marathon.  The greater aim of the event is to contribute to the upliftment of the lives of the street children of Manila through Virlanie Foundation, the beneficiary of the marathon. In 2013, Sofitel Philippine Plaza has raised over Php 1. 5 million through the two runs organized, Sofitel Battle of the Sexes Leg 1 and 2 - a part of the proceeds had been used to purchase a van that was handed over to the foundation for their activities. This year, the target is to attract over 6,000 runners and better success in terms of fund raising. Since 2007, the hotel has launched several projects to help raise funds to support the foundation’s benevolent activities in order to reach out to the children and families living in the poorest areas of Metro Manila. 

Singlet Design

Finisher's Shirt Design (21k)

Finisher's Medal (21k)

Beneficiary

Virlanie Foundation (in picture Children's Choir)

For more details, visit runrio.com.

adidas and Spotify Team Up to Boost Your Run

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Runners can now Enjoy Endless Energy and Personalized Playlists

Herzogenaurach, Germany (May, 2014) – adidas has partnered with one of the world’s leading digital music sources, Spotify, to #boostyourrun with personalized playlists tailored to match the Endless Energy of BOOST™.

Runners can visit www.Spotify.com/boostyourrun in their mobile browser and input details including location, distance, musical interest and workout intensity to create a playlist that seamlessly opens in their Spotify app. The provided information will generate a selection of tracks tailored to the distance and music that matches the runner’s desired intensity which includes “easy,” “moderate” and “push it.”

“Boost makes everything about running better and now that also includes the music that millions of runners rely on for motivation,” said Adrien Leek, senior vice president of adidas running. “The relationship between adidas and Spotify is a perfect match that will enhance any runner’s experience.”

Boost Your Run marks the first time Spotify will leverage its library of more than 20 million songs to provide a personalised playlist for runners. In a matter of seconds runners can easily enjoy a new Spotify playlist each time they lace up with the adidas Boost Your Run activation.

“Partnering with adidas is the perfect way to strengthen our relationship with the rapidly-growing fleet of runners around the world,” said Chris Maples, VP of Europe for Spotify. “The energy adidas provides with Boost, combined with the energy runners get from our endless supply of music, delivers a unique running experience from headphones to toe.”

While enjoying the highest Energy Return of any foam cushioning and one of the world’s largest digital music libraries, runners are also encouraged to share their experience using #boostyourrun via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Runners who use #boostyourrun also have a chance to be rewarded with prizes such as full year Spotify Premium accounts for their participation.

adidas Boost Your Run is available wherever Spotify is accessible. Spotify coverage continues to grow globally and for a complete list of areas that offer Spotify and Boost Your Run, please visit http://press.spotify.com/us/information/.  

Keep up with the adidas running story by following www.facebook.com/adidasrunning and www.twitter.com/adidasrunning. 

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